Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
Everton and Bologna are some way apart on a fee for Jonathan Rowe, according to journalist Sean Lunt of Sports Witness. Everton are said to be willing to pay £29.9m for the winger, while Bologna are holding out for closer to £34.2m. Talks between the two clubs were first reported a week ago, with Everton […]
Everton’s Hamburg trip was always about more than just 90 minutes of football. The cynics would argue that’s a good thing given the current form. Ahead of today’s pre-season meeting with Hamburger SV, travelling Evertonians came together on Friday evening for a special supporters’ event designed to celebrate the bond between the club and its […]
A talkSPORT caller’s verdict on David Moyes went viral this week. “He’s uninspiring, he lacks strategy at nearly every level,” the fan said. “If you want to watch a team with no inspiration, watch a Moyes team. My time was up with him a long time ago.” The numbers back him up. What the data […]
Barış Alper Yılmaz has no Premier League history and a limited profile in England outside this summer’s World Cup. Here’s the background on the player Everton are reportedly targeting. Route to Galatasaray Yılmaz, 26, didn’t come through one of Turkey’s big academies. Born in Rize on the Black Sea coast, he started at Ankara Demirspor […]
Everton face their toughest pre-season test yet, with a trip to Germany to face Hamburger SV. David Moyes’ side have won once in three friendlies so far — a 4-0 victory over Dundee — following that with a goalless draw against Bolton and a 1-0 defeat to Stoke. Hamburg arrive on the back of a […]
Everton have offered around £35 million for Galatasaray winger Barış Alper Yılmaz, according to Turkish journalist Burhan Can Terzi. Club officials travelled to Istanbul to present the bid. Galatasaray have been holding out for closer to €50 million (£43m) in recent valuations, and neither club has confirmed the offer publicly. Yılmaz, 26, has been a […]
A packed day of Everton news on Merseyside, with developments across incomings, outgoings and finances. Iliman Ndiaye’s father moved to calm nerves over his son’s future, telling Senegalese outlet Wiw Sport that Ndiaye has “no intention” of joining Al Hilal despite the ongoing speculation. It fits the club’s own stance — Everton have set no […]
Arsenal have set their asking price for Ethan Nwaneri, and the structure of any deal could decide who wins the race for him. According to Corriere dello Sport, via David Schill, Arsenal want around €35m (£30m) for the 19-year-old. Everton are preparing to move, banking on Nwaneri’s own preference for a permanent transfer to give […]
Every summer, same time, same old story. New kits are out. Fixtures are there. Somewhere behind the scenes, someone at Everton is presumably working on a right-back. We just have no solid evidence of it. We just hope. It’s a film Evertonians have seen before. Read Everton’s own Jim Keoghan put it better than most […]
Everton’s owners have pumped a further £38.8m into the club, according to a filing lodged with Companies House. The document, an SH01 Return of Allotment of Shares, shows 221,954 new ordinary shares were allotted at £175 each between 1 and 30 July, filed on 30 July 2026. It is understood to relate to a Premier […]
Tyler Dibling has emerged as a target for RB Leipzig as the German club draws up contingency plans for Yan Diomande’s expected exit. According to BILD, Dibling is one of five names on Leipzig’s internal shortlist to replace the winger, who is closing in on a move to Real Madrid worth in excess of £100m. […]
Iliman Ndiaye’s father has dismissed talk of a summer exit, insisting his son has no plans to leave Everton. Mouhamadou Abdoulaye Ndiaye spoke to Senegalese outlet Wiw Sport after days of speculation linking the winger with Al-Hilal. “Many people called me to tell me that Iliman was going to leave,” he said. “But rest assured, […]
